Russian Icon - Joy to All Who Sorrow Mother of God (With Coins)

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YOU ARE BIDDING ON an antique Russian Orthodox hand-painted icon depicting Joy to All Who Sorrow Mother of God (With Coins) Age: ca. 1880 Origin: Central Russia Material: Egg tempera on gilt, tooled, and gessoed wood Size: 8 3/4 in x 6 3/4 in (22 cm x 17 cm) Rarity: common Condition: Showing heavy wear and surface scratches, minor darkening of the painterly surface, but overall good original condition. Inventory number: 244-039-081-SP1 Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow of Saint Petersburg is a miracle-working icon celebrated throughout Russia. On July 23. 1888, during a severe thunderstorm, lightning struck a chapel at a glass factory in St. Petersburg, burning the interior walls of the church, but leaving the icon depicting Mother of God, Joy of ALL Who Sorrow unharmed. From the violent disturbance of the air, the icon was knocked to the floor, the poor box broke open, and twelve copper coins adhered to the icon in various places; afterward many miracles were worked by the grace of the holy icon. The design of this icon depicts the Mother of God, standing in paradise with her Son above her. Along both sides of the icon, framing the Mother of God, are suppliants, asking for her intercession with angels assisting them. The 12 coins are depicted throughout the central field of the icon. Shipping: $25 within USA, $55 outside USA. We ship worldwide. Being fully confident in each and every item we sell allows us to offer an iron-clad plain English guarantee to our customers : 1) You can return your purchase in its original condition within 30 days for any reason, no questions asked, and receive a full cash refund. This allows you to personally inspect the purchased item and make a final decision about your purchase. 2) We unconditionally guarantee all items to be authentic antique items and will accept them back at any time and issue full cash refund, should an independent reputable expert reasonably disagree with our opinion. We stand behind our goods, so you can shop at our store with confidence.